Booooooooooga!!

And here it is!!

I would have posted earlier when it was finished but Beta Blogger was having ... issues.

Anyway, here's my 2nd Booga Bag!

With, er, a twist.

I had these gorgeous skeins of wool that I bought a while back and thought I would make a Halloween themed Booga.

It turned out really well, I think!

For the top "leafy" area, I joined the green, and then followed the Base Triangles from the Entrelac Scarf pattern I'm knitting. It turned out exactly how I wanted it to!

After felting the bag in the washer, I needle felted the face onto it. That was SO fun! I had never needle felted INTO fabric before and it was a LOT easier than I'd thought.

My original idea for this was to make it into a Halloween purse for myself. I mean, how cute would it be to carry one of these all month just for the hell of it? I could totally put up with the stares from people. But now I'm wondering if it would be better served as a bag for trick-or-treating? I don't know. I have two boys and only one bag. That would require making another one. And I don't think the Older Boy would really want to carry something he knew started off as a purse.


Pre-felting:
- 10 1/2" w x 15" h (to the tip of the green triangle)
- i-cord 42"













Post-felting:
- 8" w x 8 1/2" h
- i-cord 35"

I used a different tool to make the i-cord this time. This one had 6 "legs" on it instead of only 4 like my Knitting Knobby. I like this one better as it makes a more rounded i-cord, but it does take longer!!




And here's a close up of the bag so you can see the texture of the fabric and the needle felted face.

Did I mention I LOVE Halloween? I will so be carrying this.